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Dharma artwork by incarcerated people

A hand-made blue blanket with a white lotus in the center.

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A Buddha carved in soap, in front of the base of a large gold Buddha statue.

Buddha carved out of soap.

Three colorful flower arrangements in decorative vases.

Flower Art

Mountain Range

Colored pencill drawing of a Buddha meditating inside a pagoda surrounded by water.

Drawing of the new Buddhist pagoda and surrounding garden made by the detainees at Steilacoom, WA.

The Buddha

Green and blue pastel artwork of Chinese characters.

Chinese for "Dharma Mind," or "Dhammacitta" in Pali, sometimes translated as mindfulness.

Purple and blue pastel artwork of Chinese characters.

Chinese for "Nature," or Prakriti" in Sanskrit.

Amitābha

Black and white pencil drawing of a buddha's face.

Buddha's Tears

Kuan Yin

Pencil drawing of a man holding prayer beads.

With Prayer Beads

Full color painting of a koi fish and purple lotus in a pond.

Koi in a Lotus Pond

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Lion's Roar

Shakyamuni Buddha

Chenresig

Chenrezig

Pink Flowers on a Branch

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Shakyamuni Buddha

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Vajrasattva with consort

White Tara

Venerable Chodron holding a blue and white blanket with a lotus design, hand-made by two incarcerated people.

A comforter two incarcerated people made and offered to Sravasti Abbey.

Endless knot painting in black over a pink and orange background.

This beautiful artwork was made by T.S., an inmate in Missouri and offered to the Sravasti Abbey community. With his offering, he wrote, “I wanted to do something special for those who have done so much for me and others. I humbly offer this art as a token of my gratitude for all of your work.”

A circular collage of multi-colored flower shapes.

A. B. shows us how the Dharma blossoms beautifully in his mind.

Incarcerated people

Many incarcerated people from all over the United States correspond with Venerable Thubten Chodron and monastics from Sravasti Abbey. They offer great insights into how they are applying the Dharma and striving to be of benefit to themselves and others in even the most difficult of situations.

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